Sanskrit quote nr. 3745 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असारे संसारे सुमतिशरणे काव्यकरणे ।
यथेष्टं चेष्टन्ते कति न कवयः स्वस्वरुचयः ॥asāre saṃsāre sumatiśaraṇe kāvyakaraṇe |
yatheṣṭaṃ ceṣṭante kati na kavayaḥ svasvarucayaḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Asara (asāra, असार, asārā, असारा): defined in 12 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Sumati (सुमति): defined in 12 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण, śaraṇā, शरणा): defined in 18 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Akarana (akaraṇa, अकरण): defined in 6 categories.
Akarani (akaraṇi, अकरणि): defined in 3 categories.
Yatheshta (yathesta, yatheṣṭa, यथेष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Svasvaruci (स्वस्वरुचि): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “asāre saṃsāre sumatiśaraṇe kāvyakaraṇe”
- asāre -
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asāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]asāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]asārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sumati -
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sumati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sumati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sumati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śaraṇe -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śaraṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kāvya -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
- akaraṇe -
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akaraṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akaraṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “yatheṣṭaṃ ceṣṭante kati na kavayaḥ svasvarucayaḥ”
- yatheṣṭam -
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yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ceṣṭante -
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√ceṣṭ (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kavayaḥ -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- svasvarucayaḥ -
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svasvaruci (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svasvaruci (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 3745 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.